Ladies and gents, my dream mountain home. Unfortunately, this 1971 Aspen ski chalet is already occupied by architect, Chad Oppenheim, who artfully remodeled it to blend into the landscape. The design "pays homage to the Japanese sensibility of wabi sabi". A simple aesthetic. Quiet undeclared beauty.
Oppenheim and his family live here for a month in the winter and a month in the summer. It looks cozy even without the snow. I wish more homes were built with this wabi sabi mentality. "If you can make a house disappear, then you can focus on what really matters," he says. “All that’s left is nature. And many intimate moments.”
{Images via Arch Daily by Laziz Hamani}